Ice Pond Cooling of a Power Plant
| Autor: | W. F. Witzig, George C. Geisler, J. A. Urbanski |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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| Zdroj: | Nuclear Technology. 40:240-247 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7471 0029-5450 |
| DOI: | 10.13182/nt78-a26722 |
| Popis: | The primary objective of the study was to analyze the feasibility of using a large ice water heat sink for power plant cooling and to predict the effect of the relatively cool condenser water, produced by this system, on plant performance. For a chosen hypothetical site, the study has shown that a large ice mass could be produced during winter in northern regions and coupled with a 1000-MW(electric) nuclear power plant to provide year-round cooling water as low as 4.5/sup 0/C (40/sup 0/F). When introduced into the plant, this water could increase the thermal efficiency of the particular plant chosen from 34.1 to 35.4%. Although the initial cost of this system is above that of a cooling tower, the additional revenue realized through increased plant efficiency can, over the life of the plant, help to offset this increased cost. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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